The shopkeeper is a well-known womaniser having bedded his fair share of women on the cobbles, including famously Deirdre Barlow and her daughter Tracy, but now he's had a thrilling experience with Gina

The shopkeeper – who is played by actor Jimmi Harkishin in the ITV soap – is a well-known womaniser having bedded his fair share of women on the cobbles, including famously Deirdre Barlow and her daughter Tracy, but now he’s had a thrilling experience with Gina Seddon and his gushing about it hasn’t gone down well.

The pair were fresh from their romp when they emerged from Sally’s upstairs

After being caught in the act by Gina’s sister Sally as she entertained a group of political heavyweights in her living room, Dev had to explain why he was stumbling down Sally’s stairs half-dressed with a delirious Gina.

“I’m one of Sally’s biggest supporters,” he breathlessly said.

“I mean don’t get me wrong, I was a Sally sceptic but I’ve just had the most passionate exchange of views with the new campaign manager Gina.”

Gina added: “He took some wooing but he finally melted when I pressed him on the issues that really mattered.”

However, the talk soon turned more racy when Dev started making double and indeed single entendres, and the pre-watershed Corrie audience was just not prepared for that level of dirty talk of an early evening.

“She is amazing,” he spluttered adding: “A real asset to the campaign. I’m a total convert.”

And then it went a bit Carry On when Dev breathlessly announced: “Now I went from undecided to rock solid fanatical for Sally in an instant.”

Viewers could no longer hold back their views, or their dinners at the comments and flocked to Twitter to share their reactions.